Yr 2 School Closure

Year 2 Online Learning Day 1 & Day 2 7:30am – 7:45am: Morning routine Calendar skills: Identify: Today is ....…Yesterday was …..... Tomorrow will be ....… What is the date today? E.g. Today is Monday the 16th of November 2009. How many Mondays in this month? What date will it be next Monday? How many days till the weekend? Morning 7:45am – 9:00am: Literacy Reading: Read a book of your choice to your child. Use the bookmark in your child’s reading folder to discuss the story or features of the book. Response: Choose a response that relates to the book you read. Help your child with their choice.  Orally retell the story in your own words  Paint / draw your favourite part of the book and tell why it is your favourite part  Retell the story by acting it out  Make a model of your favourite character  Design a new front cover for the book  Write a different ending for the story  Find out more facts about something in the book (books, internet) Writing Handwriting – choose your favourite part of the story you read this morning. In your neatest handwriting copy 2 sentences out. Remember capital letters, shape, size and direction of the letters. Writer’s Workshop Choose one of the options below to write about: 1. Use this sentence starter for creative writing – “If I was the teacher of my class for the day, I would.......” 2. Write a recount about your weekend.

Parent note: Help your child use spelling strategies (sound/stretch it out, use a dictionary, have a go) to spell words rather than telling them directly. Snack break & play 10:00am – 11:30am: Numeracy Mental Math Count forward up to 50 by 1’s, 2’s, 5’s and 10’s Count backwards from 50 by 1’s and 10’s.

Rainforest Math Work at your own pace through the different levels. Username:NS8998 Password: nist http://www.rainforestmaths.com/ Lunch break & Play 11:30am – 1:00pm

1:00pm-2:30pm: UOI What day of the week were you born? If you do not know, please use this link to help you http://www.onlineconversion.com/dayborn.htm In Thai tradition, there is an astrological rule that assigns color for each day of the week. Design a personal emblem/logo using the colour of your day. Your emblem should reflect what is important to you (family, friends, celebrations, favourite things).

Day

Colour of the day Planet

Sunday

red

Sun

Monday

yellow

Moon

Tuesday

pink

Mars

Wednesday green

Mercury

Thursday

orange

Jupiter

Friday

blue

Venus

Saturday

Purple

Saturn

Personal Emblem: Make your emblem have at least 4 sections. In each section of the emblem add the following information: Top - Write your name and last name Left side - Draw a picture of your family Right side - Draw a picture of one of your favourite things Bottom - Draw a picture of your favourite place to visit

We hope you had a good day and have worked well through all the tasks. Year 2 Teachers 